25 occurrences

'Chiefs' in the Bible

These are the chiefs of the sons of Esau. The sons of Eliphaz, the firstborn of Esau, are chief Teman, chief Omar, chief Zepho, chief Kenaz,

FirstbornFirstborn Sons

chief Korah, chief Gatam, chief Amalek. These are the chiefs descended from Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Adah.

These are the sons of Reuel, Esau’s son: chief Nahath, chief Zerah, chief Shammah, chief Mizzah. These are the chiefs descended from Reuel in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Esau’s wife Basemath.

These are the sons of Esau’s wife Oholibamah: chief Jeush, chief Jalam, chief Korah. These are the chiefs descended from Esau’s wife Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah.

These are the sons of Esau (that is, Edom), and these are their chiefs.

and Dishon and Ezer and Dishan. These are the chiefs descended from the Horites, the sons of Seir in the land of Edom.

Rulers Of Edom

These are the chiefs descended from the Horites: chief Lotan, chief Shobal, chief Zibeon, chief Anah,

chief Dishon, chief Ezer, chief Dishan. These are the chiefs descended from the Horites, according to their various chiefs in the land of Seir.

Now these are the names of the chiefs descended from Esau, according to their families and their localities, by their names: chief Timna, chief Alvah, chief Jetheth,

Rulers Of Edom

chief Magdiel, chief Iram. These are the chiefs of Edom (that is, Esau, the father of the Edomites), according to their habitations in the land of their possession.

Rulers Of Edom

“Then the chiefs of Edom were dismayed;The leaders of Moab, trembling grips them;All the inhabitants of Canaan have melted away.

MeltingGroups Trembling

“You stand today, all of you, before the Lord your God: your chiefs, your tribes, your elders and your officers, even all the men of Israel,

StandingForeigners Included Among The People

When they brought these kings out to Joshua, Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said to the chiefs of the men of war who had gone with him, “Come near, put your feet on the necks of these kings.” So they came near and put their feet on their necks.

FeetNecksSubjectionCare Of FeetThose Subjected To People

even all the cities of the plain and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites who reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses struck with the chiefs of Midian, Evi and Rekem and Zur and Hur and Reba, the princes of Sihon, who lived in the land.

PrincesNamed Gentile Rulers

and with him ten chiefs, one chief for each father’s household from each of the tribes of Israel; and each one of them was the head of his father’s household among the thousands of Israel.

Ten People

The chiefs of all the people, even of all the tribes of Israel, took their stand in the assembly of the people of God, 400,000 foot soldiers who drew the sword.

AssemblyThree To Nine Hundred Thousand

Saul said, “Draw near here, all you chiefs of the people, and investigate and see how this sin has happened today.

Investigating

Then Hadad died.Now the chiefs of Edom were: chief Timna, chief Aliah, chief Jetheth,

chief Magdiel, chief Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom.

Of the sons of Issachar, men who understood the times, with knowledge of what Israel should do, their chiefs were two hundred; and all their kinsmen were at their command.

Education, Examples OfGiving, Of TimeDiscernment, Nature OfSigns Of The TimesThe Number Two HundredGod's TimingGods Timing

Then David spoke to the chiefs of the Levites to appoint their relatives the singers, with instruments of music, harps, lyres, loud-sounding cymbals, to raise sounds of joy.

HarpsLyreMusiciansMusical Instruments, types ofSingersOccupationsSingingSongsCymbalsInstrumentalistsLyres

and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites, and the sons of David were chiefs at the king’s side.

“He deprives of intelligence the chiefs of the earth’s peopleAnd makes them wander in a pathless waste.

WanderersFoolishness Of Men

For thus says the Lord,“Sing aloud with gladness for Jacob,And shout among the chief of the nations;Proclaim, give praise and say,‘O Lord, save Your people,The remnant of Israel.’

PraiseShoutingMusic To CelebrateSurvivors Favoured

“There also are the chiefs of the north, all of them, and all the Sidonians, who in spite of the terror resulting from their might, in shame went down with the slain. So they lay down uncircumcised with those slain by the sword and bore their disgrace with those who go down to the pit.

ShameGoing Down To The PitDying With The UncircumcisedFearing Other PeopleShame Has Come

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Chiefs (235 instances)
Chieftain (1 instance)
Foreman (3 instances)

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
נשׂא נשׂיא 
Nasiy' 
Usage: 134

ἀρχιερεύς 
Archiereus 
Usage: 118

ἄρχων 
Archon 
Usage: 32

H1
אב 
'ab 
Usage: 1214

H47
אבּיר 
'abbiyr 
Usage: 17

אציל 
'atsiyl 
Usage: 2

גּבּר גּבּור 
Gibbowr 
Usage: 159

דּגל 
Dagal 
Usage: 3

כּהן 
Kohen 
Usage: 750

מעלה 
Ma`aleh 
Usage: 19

נצח 
Natsach 
Usage: 65

עתּד עתּוּד 
`attuwd 
Usage: 29

פּנּה 
Pinnah 
Usage: 30

ראשׁ 
Re'sh (Aramaic) 
head , sum , chief
Usage: 14

ראשׁ 
Ro'sh 
Usage: 598

ראשׁן ראשׁון 
Ri'shown 
Usage: 182

ראשׁית 
Re'shiyth 
Usage: 51

רב 
Rab (Aramaic) 
Usage: 15

שׂר 
Sar 
Usage: 421

ἀκρογωνιαῖος 
Akrogoniaios 
Usage: 2

ἀρχιποίμην 
Archipoimen 
Usage: 1

ἀρχισυνάγωγος 
Archisunagogos 
ruler of the synagogue , chief ruler of the synagogue
Usage: 9

ἀρχιτελώνης 
Architelones 
Usage: 1

Ἀσιάρχης 
Asiarches 
chief of Asia
Usage: 1

λίαν 
Lian 
Usage: 14

μάλιστα 
Malista 
Usage: 12

πρωτοκαθεδρία 
Protokathedria 
Usage: 0

πρωτοκλισία 
Protoklisia 
Usage: 1

πρῶτος 
Protos 
Usage: 67

ὑπέρ 
Huper 
Usage: 138

χιλίαρχος 
Chiliarchos 
Usage: 22

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